The Clinical Anatomy of the Vascular System | Ch 29

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

6-12-2025

Editor

Stephen J. Bordes, Jr. et al

Abstract

During the third week of gestation, the aorta develops along with the endocardial tube. The very early aorta has dorsal and ventral segments that are associated with the first aortic arch. This arch later regresses. The ventral segments form the aortic sac, while the dorsal segments form the descending aorta. Six paired aortic arches form during embryogenesis. The right dorsal aortic root subsequently regresses, which leads to the formation of the physiologically normal left-sided aorta (Murillo et al. 2012).

First Page

231

Last Page

239

Chapter Title

Chapter 29 - Thoracic Aorta

Publisher

Springer Nature

ISBN

[9783031783258, 9783031783265]

Rights

© 2025 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

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